Training Log Archive: USKiwi

Event: British Orienteering Championships 2013
 

British Orienteering Champs, M35L, Course 6 at Winterfold and Pitch Hill

A bit disappointed by how far I was from the leaders today (30mins+), given that my endurance felt miles better than normal (obviously), although I still suck at running over terrain. Quick guess is about 10 minutes of errors, so I'd have hoped for more like +20 than +30. +20 on Jev, and he said he walked up the hills too...

Without looking at splits or routegadget yet:

1) A bit conservative to the right, hit the fence a bit low, +30s
2) Hesitant coming into the control but no real problem
3) Gave up on running through the "white" forest, ran the tracks well, but then didn't push into the middle of the circle and dithered a bit, +30s
4) Ok, appropriately cautious into the control I think
5) Misread the crags above the track and ended up a way to the left and had to contour back around, +2min
6) Fine right up until the end, got distracted by an elite and must have just about run past it looking the wrong direction and had to double back, +90s or so
7) Fine but slow
8) Went right to get the water, stuck my attack point (clearing), but must have gone straight past it looking at a different thicket, +1min
9) Ok, a little slow getting to the crossing point
10) Good
11) A little confused by the drinks and looked for it a bit early, but not bad
12) Left and all the way along the road. Executed it ok. Hills sucked. It might have been slightly better to go to the right, but not sure
13) A bit slow trying to get back into reading the map, but not too bad
14) Fine
15) Somehow managed to get onto the wrong side of the ridge off about 90 degrees pretty close to the control. Could have been a lot worse, +2min
16) A little slow approaching, but ok
17) Good
18) Hesitant right at the control, difficulty spotting the depression
19) Ok
20) Oops, ended up getting dragged left by each ditch / gully, and ended up about 100m down, having to relocate. Figured out what I must have done eventually, +2min, maybe more
21) Fine

Course 6 - Splits

Warmup, stretches, calves, quads and hams

5 miles recovery, Tower and Waterloo Bridge loop. Legs now pretty good, just still the heel blister and ball of foot causing discomfort

Quick gym session, X trainer to warm up, stretches, hams, quads and calves then plank and some curls

Another recovery run. Getting easier, despite the preceding gym session. Quads are much better. Calves the bigger problem now, as well as my damn heel blister, which seems to be worse than just the blister, tender around the area as well